2005 novel by Leila Aboulela (7)

I believe the answer is:

minaret

(Other definitions for minaret that I've seen before include "Tower from which muezzin calls Muslims to prayer" , "Muezzin's tower" , "tower in the Middle East" , "Mosque's tower" , "Slender mosque tower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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